Looking back
at goEast 2002
In the course of seven days, 127 films from 22 countries
were presented, including 44 feature-length films and 3 world and 5 Germany
premières. The number of visitors was considerably enlarged. 5,000
visitors attended the screenings in 2002, and the Festival was happy to
welcome 350 professional visitors from Germany and abroad.
15 current productions from 12 countries competed for the awards with
a prize money total of € 27,500. The international five-member Jury
under the chairmanship of Georgian director Nana Dordadze
came to the following decisions: The Award for Best Film with a prize-money
of € 10,000 (sponsored by Deutsches Filminstitut) went to HI, TERESKA,
a Polish production directed by Robert Glinski. The Award for Best Direction
(€ 7,500 sponsored by the City of Wiesbaden) went to Slovenian director
Vojko Anzeljc for his film THE LAST SUPPER. The new Hertie-Foundation
Documentary Award (endowed with € 10,000) was given to the Macedonian
film JOY OF LIFE by Svetozar Ristovski. A Special Jury Award (€ 2,500
sponsored by the City of Wiesbaden) went to the Romanian production PHILANTROPIC
by Nae Caranfil. The Audience Awards for the Best Student Films in the
categories "Documentary and Experimental Film", "Short
Subject" and "Animation Film" (€ 750 each, donated
by TaunusFilm Produktion and Mitteleuropäische Handelsbank) went
to I COULD HAVE BEEN HUMAN by Barbara Medajska and to A MAN THING by Slavomir
Fabicki, both from the PWSFTViT Lodz, as well as to ROCKS by Chris Stenner,
Arvid Uibel and Heidi Wittlinger who study at the FABW Ludwigsburg.
3sat, the media partner of goEast, has been bought TINGLING BLUES, a film
from the opening program as well as HI TERESKA, which has won the Award
for Best Film. Apart from that Arte has bought the Uzbekian competition
entry DILHIROJ and did broadcast the winner of the student competition
in the category of "Short Subject" A MAN THING.
Website
goEast 2002
|